At the premiers’ climate summit this week, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall brought up a statistic that has received a fair amount of attention lately: Canada’s emissions account for fewer than…
The government is trying to scare us into accepting a reckless bill that will undermine our basic democratic rights. Here’s how it will affect our lives: Article by Megan Drysdale…
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Staff Counsel Eugene Kung draws links between the recent oil spill in English Bay, Kinder Morgan's pipeline proposal, and why the legitimacy of the National Energy…
And here’s just one example to show us the gravity of the situation: read more
I wrote up the Conservatives’ new balanced budget law for Ricochet. In short, the law is really silly in terms of economics, but simply pointing out its economic stupidity is…
Think of Norway and your mind likely conjures up a Narnia-like folklore: vikings, salmon, fjords, Svalbard reindeer. But there’s another element — albeit slightly less fabled — that’s been added…
Think of Norway and your mind likely conjures up a Narnia-like folklore: vikings, salmon, fjords, Svalbard reindeer. But there’s another element — albeit slightly less fabled — that’s been added…
R. v. Aravena, 2015 ONCA 250: The common law defence of duress has been available to persons charged as parties to murder in Ontario for at least 35 years. We…
Last night, Jim went over to Nick’s to watch the hockey game, leaving me free to watch my choice of television shows with dinner on my lap. I went straight…
I really like the new Michael Coren, who’s undergone a mellowing that looks very good on him. Watching him debate the horrible Charles McVety in this Power & Politics debate…
I’m immensely pleased with this Supreme Court ruling yesterday. It has struck me as wrong for decades that we continue to recite Christian prayers at public council and legislative meetings…
Your news links for today: Canada’s Non-Commercial Copyright Fail: Why Did YouTube Mute a Holocaust Memorial Video? – Michael Geist Republicans seek fast-track repeal of net neutrality – Ars Technica…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Henry Mintzberg rightly challenges the myth of a “level playing field” when it comes to our economic opportunities: Let’s level with each…
In the lead-up the May 7 British election, Prime Minister David Cameron, I guess, thought it was time to masquerade as ‘one of the people.’ He was photographed at a…
Indonesia has a rather large number of people on reactively small landmass and as a result solid waste has become a problem. Enter Garbage Clinical Insurance which is a company…
http://julian.com.au/ The Harper government’s tough on crime agenda suffered yet another defeat this week. Expect to hear more heated rhetoric about Canada’s biased judicial system from Mr. Harper. But, Michael…
Once again with feelings folks! We just found out from Ontario’s official newspaper the Toronto Star that the Ontario budget will not include selling good wine in grocery stores. We…
Seriously? #LPC would "draft" the guy who defended carding of non-whites? #cdnpoli #topoli http://t.co/9c6RBWnwap — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 16, 2015 What a disgrace. And here’s why.
Articling? A little bit bedraggling. Getting off accused rapists whilst promoting yourself on the web-- --priceless. --zr &...
